The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected right knee disability is not manifested by frequent episodes of locking, pain and effusion into the joint or malunion of the tibia or fibula resulting in impairment to the right knee. The appellant's service-connected right knee disability is manifested by lateral instability, chondromalacia, general pain and effusion into the joint, and degenerative joint disease with limited extension.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating based on frequent episodes of locking or malunion of the tibia or fibula. The appellant's service-connected right knee disability is currently rated as 20 percent disabling for lateral instability, chondromalacia, and degenerative joint disease with limited extension.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee injury, Partial meniscectomy, Degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1017929
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